Table 2.
Methods of quantitation of indoor fungi.
| Method | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Culture based | |
| Air Sampling | |
| Impactor | Organisms are collected on culture medium |
| Liquid impinger | Organisms are collected in collection fluid |
| Air filtration | Organisms are collected on filter |
| Non Culture based | |
| Air sampling | Microscopy |
| Liquid impinger | Simple microscopy |
| Air filtration | Epifluorescence microscopy |
| Electron microscopy | |
| Flow cytometry | |
| Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) | |
| Fluorechrome labeled nucleic acid probes | |
| Ergosterol or Fungal extracellular polysaccharides | |
| GC–MS Specific enzyme immunoassays Volatile fungal metabolites (1–3)-β-glucan mycotoxins | |